| 单词 | the simon pure |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe (real, true, etc.) Simon Pure 2. the (real, true, etc.) Simon Pure: the real, genuine, or authentic person or thing. Cf. the real McCoy at McCoy n. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > a genuine thing or person the (real, true, etc.) Simon Pure1776 (the) genuine article1794 (the) clean potato1822 the real McCoy1848 the pure (also true, genuine, etc.) quill1854 to deliver the goods1870 the McCoy1931 straight arrow1969 1776 Monthly Rev. Jan. 58 We find this pretended Yankee attempting to foist himself upon us for the genuine Simon Pure. 1791 J. O'Keeffe Wild Oats iv. 51 Somebody called Harry—zounds, if the real Simon Pure, that is, should be arrived, I'm in a pure [i.e. poor] way. 1795 T. Wilkinson Wandering Patentee III. 34 She in her rage denounced vengeance heartily, and said that she would advertise my production as a flimsy disgraceful imposture: But she was mistaken—for mine was the true Simon Pure. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. xvii. 327 Here's the real Simon Pure—here's Godfrey Bertram Hewit. 1860 W. C. Prime Boat Life Egypt xxxiii. 357 If we would come with him the other way he would show us the real mummy, the Simon Pure. 1882 E. A. Floyer Unexplored Baluchistan 381 I believe the real Simon pure had been in the crowd all the time. 1903 Flora & Sylva Oct. 234/1 Someone wrote and stated with the confidence of personal knowledge, that the label and not the book was the true Simon Pure. 1946 Times of India 9 Sept. 6/4 The presence of British troops is denounced as a flagrant threat to peace and security. In that sacred article Russia is the real Simon Pure. 1956 A. Kennelly Marry Me, Carry Me xv. 251 When a cheap imitation gets put alongside of the real 24-carat article, the real simon-pure stands out like a sore thumb. < as lemmas |
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